DECATUR, Tennessee (WDEF) - The Meigs County school system is the latest to take action because of rising illness and Covid cases. The schools will dismiss early on Wednesday at 1PM. And they will be closed for the rest of…
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker on Tuesday filed paperwork to enter the U.S. Senate race in Georgia after months of speculation, joining other Republicans seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in 2022. Walker, 59,…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - Firefighters battled a blaze this afternoon inside a boat house on Chickamauga Lake. It was first spotted by a boater on the lake who saw smoke coming from the building around 2:30. Highway 58 Volunteer firefighters found…
Hamilton County, TN (WDEF): As the school year continues, so does the rise of COVID 19 cases among students. There is over three hundred active COVID-19 cases, according to Hamilton County Schools COVID 19 Dashboard. Nearly twenty…
Chattanooga, TN (WDEF) - The competitive housing market is causing some buyers to make grave mistakes. According to President Robert Backer of Greater Chattanooga Realtors, home buyers are waiving appraisals or home inspections to try and get…
CLEVELAND, Tenn (WDEF) - The Caring Place in Cleveland, TN is in desperate need of volunteers. The nonprofit serves about 2,000 residents per month and offers food, clothing, and spiritual services. Typically the organization depends on 150 volunteers but because of…
DALTON, Ga. (WDEF) -- Is the city of Dalton safer than Atlanta when it comes to COVID-19? According to the city's Facebook post, the answer is no and the numbers may surprise you. In a recent Facebook post from the…
More than 100 National Guard personnel are being deployed to 20 hospitals across Georgia to help deal with the state’s latest surge of COVID-19 cases.
A federal judge has found that a part of Georgia's new election law that broadly prohibits the photographing of a voted ballot is likely unconstitutional.
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday.
President Joe Biden will stick with his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan.
The American Civil Liberties Union, representing disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities, filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from requiring face masks, arguing the ban excludes vulnerable students from public schools.
ATLANTA (AP) - Former football great Herschel Walker has registered to vote in Georgia, a possible prelude to him running for U.S. Senate in 2022. Electronic voter registration records show Walker registered Tuesday at an Atlanta house owned by his…
Georgia (WDEF)- Anyone with moderate to severely immunocompromised can now receive a third dose of Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in the North Georgia Health District. "You must wait 28 days after your second dose to get…
CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) - The Chattanooga Lookouts say they don't expect the legal troubles facing one of their investors to have any impact on the team. On Friday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against John Woods and…
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A rural Tennessee community was pummeled Saturday with up to 17 inches (43 centimeters) of rain in less than 24 hours, shattering the state record for one-day rainfall by more than…
DALTON, Georgia (WDEF) - Whitfield County Schools will begin requiring students to wear masks when social distancing is not possible. The new policy begins tomorrow, Tuesday, August 24. Parents can opt their children out by filling out a form you…
Collegedale, TN (WDEF) - Collegedale Police Department is clearing one of its own after review of a dash cam video. Back on July 25th, a woman wrote on social media that a Collegedale Officer said a racial…
"Anytime you see the community numbers rising well that's just something that you're going to see in schools too. And, we need to make sure that we're being as proactive and reactive as we can," says Cleveland…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum is now the new owner of a Rare Tennessee Valley Authority Locomotive. The Tennessee Valley Authority donated a significant railroad locomotive to the Railroad Museum’s collection, a Fairbanks-Morse model. Built-in…
CHATTANOOGA, TN - (WDEF) - Solar power is always a subject that draws a lot of debate. There are those who believe in it. And there are those who are skeptical. But at Camp Jordan this…
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn (WDEF) - On Monday, the FDA gave the Pfizer vaccine full approval- taking it beyond emergency use Authorization. “Certainly it's something that we've been waiting for for a long time. I think for our community…
HARRISON, TN (WDEF) - The Harrison Bay Future Ready center is building the architects, engineers and welders of tomorrow. The rest of America is taking notice. Keith Bright teaches Architecture Desing at Harrison Bay Future Ready. He…
The Pentagon said Monday that it will require service members to receive the COVID-19 vaccine now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full approval.